Russia

3.25

• 
  129

  19

  3.50

  Vyacheslav Malafeev

  Made a couple of comfortable saves but the Czechs rarely bothered him with serious efforts. Maybe too slow off the line for the goal but made up for it with good save later on.

• 
  74

  11

  3.00

  Alexander Anyukov

  Pilar went past him twice in the first half yet, as the game went on, he kept his marker under the radar and was more willing to join in attacks.

• 
  72

  15

  3.00

  Sergey Ignashevich

  Failed to read the game well enough to prevent the Czech goal but won most of his duels.

• 
  83

  9

  3.50

  Alexey Berezutskiy

  Lost a couple of headers as the opposition threatened early in the game but kept his composure from then on.

• 
  148

  6

  3.50

  Yuri Zhirkov

  Rarely moved forward but this was understandable as Arshavin's tracking back was non-existent. Strong in every challenge.

• 
  153

  8

  4.00

  Roman Shirokov

  The Zenit midfielder worked hard and capped his end to end performance with a great chip over Cech for the second goal.

• 
  97

  10

  3.00

  Igor Denisov

  Gave a calm performance to shield the defence but he was largely anonymous in the attack.

• 
  86

  9

  3.00

  Konstantin Zyryanov

  Very comfortable in the middle, operating in uncovered space, and made several key passes.

• 
  420

  15

  3.50

  Andrey Arshavin

  Rarely looked bothered by the importance of the game as he troubled the Czech defence repeatedly.

• 
  531

  13

  4.00

  Alan Dzagoev Top of the Match

  Tipped to be the star of the tournament, he rose to the expectations. A great finish for the first goal but the second was even better.

• 
  95

  132

  1.50

  Aleksandr Kerzhakov

  His fluent movement and constant searching for space was too much for the Czech centre-backs. However, his finishing in the second half was dreadful and he was rightly subbed.

Substitutions

• 
  68

  13

  Aleksandr Kokorin

  Came on as a late sub, replacing the hero of the night, Dzagoev.

• 
  310

  13

  3.50

  Roman Pavlyuchenko

  Showed everything that Kerzhakov failed to do in the second half. As an impact sub, he notched an assist and then scored himself.

Czech Rep.

2.11

• 
  121

  100

  2.00

  Petr Cech

  He could do nothing about the goals, just to look and stare at the mistakes his teammates are making over and over again.

• 
  88

  28

  2.50

  Theodor Gebre Selassie

  The best defender on the night for Bilek's team, he was willing to go forward, but twice failed to stop Arshavin.

• 
  22

  87

  1.50

  Michal Kadlec Flop of the Match

  Dzagoev did with him whatever he wanted as also Kerzhakov's movement made his positioning look clueless.

• 
  12

  52

  1.50

  Roman Hubnik

  Even though he was the more calmer center-back for Czechs, he lost his feet couple of times as Russia passed dynamically around their defence. Pavlyuchenko toyed with him for the fourth goal.

• 
  11

  54

  1.50

  Tomas Sivok

  Gave too much space to Kerzhakov and his general performance was very nervous, especially seen on his clearances and poor marking.

• 
  115

  29

  2.50

  Tomas Rosicky

  He looked for space and passes for the whole game but he had to move back to be given the ball to his feet.

• 
  20

  34

  2.00

  Jaroslav Plasil

  Fantastic assist for Pilar's goal but his first half was rather uninspiring and he was at fault for the first goal.

• 
  87

  16

  3.50

  Václav Pilař

  Chaotic with his dribbling, he only suceeded in a few throughout the game but took his chance for the goal well and rose in the confidence in the second half.

• 
  34

  29

  2.50

  Petr Jirácek

  Hold to the ball for too long and, despite his huge work rate, was easily dispossessed at times. In the second half, he was given more space to operate as Czechs gained the momentum.

• 
  9

  37

  2.50

  Jan Rezek

  Impressive start from Anorthosis' winger, though after several glimpses of his class, he faded away and was subbed at half time.

• 
  19

  87

  1.50

  Milan Baros

  He clearly was harmed by the injury that almost ruled him out of the match as Galatasaray's frontman never looked dangerous and lost his battles with Russian defenders.

Substitutions

• 
  9

  34

  2.00

  Milan Petržela

  Late sub as Bilek went for more attacking approach but he failed to make any impact.

• 
  18

  30

  2.00

  Tomas Hubschmann

  Introduced at half time, he put more calm in Czech's midfield, supporting Kadlec on the left against Dzagoev.

• 
  11

  29

  2.00

  David Lafata

  Came in only for last five minutes for tired Baros.